IG: Integrity commission director has no integrity

State Inspector General Joseph Fisch slammed the Public Integrity Commission and its executive director Herbert Teitelbaum today, accusing Teitelbaum of leaking to the Spitzer administration secrets about the commission’s investigation into Spitzer’s release of information about Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno’s travel records.

Public Integrity Commission Executive Director Herbert Teitelbaum

Fisch, whose January report of ex-Health Commissioner Antonia Novello’s alleged use of staff for personal errands and chauffeur service led to hear criminal indictment Tuesday, said Teitelbaum should be fired for telling Spitzer aide Robert Hermann confidential information about the probe. And Fisch chastized the commission for failing to investigate allegations their executive director was illegally leaking information.

“Herbert Teitelbaum and Robert Hermann betrayed the public trust,” Fisch said in a statement released by his office. “It is disturbing that while investigating leaks by the Governor’s office of confidential information, the Commission’s Executive Director committed a similar offense by leaking confidential information.

“In addition, despite receiving evidence of the Executive Director’s misdeeds, the Commission inexcusably failed on several occasions to investigate these serious allegations against Mr. Teitelbaum.”